subjectification
- noun
- /səbˌdʒɛktɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Jargon
:
sujetificación
- The government's policies contributed to the subjectification of marginalized communities, making them more vulnerable to control.
Examples
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Through a new politics of surveillance (Levi and Wall 2004), the biometric border as a technique of regulation identifies the undocumented immigrant as its primary target for subjectification.
Academic text (2016) -
Thus, the production of abstract space is inextricably linked to the state's processes of subjectification through policy implementation.
Academic text (2008) -
In these cases, opponents engaged in the "subjectification" or "refiguring" of bad mothers.
Academic text (2005) -
To be fair, this was done alongside the contextualization of HIV-positive women's mothering practices and the subjectification of bad mothers.
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During the debate, the subjectification of individual rights was highlighted, showing how authority can impose limitations on freedom.
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The workshop discussed the subjectification of youth in educational settings, emphasizing the need for more inclusive approaches.
Synonyms
11
8.4
The act of forcing people or groups to obey
2
7.9
The state of being under the control of another person or group, often by force
Antonyms
How Dominated
- NSFW
17
6.3
- Formal
11
8.4
- Jargon
∞
2.4
430
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
subjectification = subjectify (transparent) = subject + ify + ation
The meaning 'making a person or group subject to authority' follows directly from the verb 'to subject'/'subjectify' plus a standard nominalizing suffix.
Etymology
Subjectification comes from the word subject, meaning 'a person under someone's power', and the ending -ification, meaning 'making'. So it means 'making' people into subjects under control, which is why it describes bringing a person or group under another's authority.